I have written in the past how Black Friday is a scam and how Black Friday was a deliberate invention of the National Association of Retailers to create a sense of urgency for the masses to go out and buy stuff. It creates an urge in people, that I can not understand, to line up over night for the ‘privilege’ of rushing into some store with a bunch of crazed bargin seekers to save a few bucks on some ‘must have’ item. It is just too much stress and hassle for me.
I mean who wants to wait in a line like this all night…
…or this…
…just to end up in one of these…
…just to save a few bucks on some item you probably don’t even really need?
Not me!
This is why I choose to do most of my shopping online. Oh sure, it is romantic and noble to say I prefer to shop at a Mom and Pop store but really, time is often limited and in this day of technology it is more convenient to do my shopping online. You can find almost anything while shopping online on websites like Amazon or eBay and I don’t just mean on Cyber Monday. Good deals can be found any day.
Like just the other day I needed to get a new copy of the James Bond movie “Skyfall” so I went to my favorite James Bond site LiveTheBondLife.com, visited the movies page, found exactly what I was looking for and ordered it directly from that site through Amazon. And thanks to Amazon Prime
And if that doesn’t make you smile I don’t know what will.
Do you like to do your shopping online? Share your thoughts in the comments. Would love to hear from you.
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I too don’t think we get good deals on black friday. You pay for it somewhere. There are no deals- unless something has sat in the store for months- those are the only deals out there. Everything else is a scam. I love the convenience of shopping online and do it often. I have been feeling guilty about the additional packaging. This seems so selfish to me to do to the earth.
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I was trying to think of an argument for why shopping online is better. You have a good point with the packaging issue. There is also the issue of more fuel used right?
Though also, there is increased employment which may or not be a good thing. Also, if it saves you time, you have more of it to go out and do more good things in the world. 🙂
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Its better to save coupons and avail offers at that time which gives an great opportunity of saving,Instead waiting to pick all the stuffs at that time is surely not possible
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You have a very good point.
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thank you for the article. online shopping with best deals and coupons is a great way to save at our comfort zone!
yeah i love that
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Thanks for the great article online shopping with best deals and coupons is a great way to save at our comfort zone.
Thank you Troy…. this is a so nice article and you are sharing good things. But now a days Online shopping mean.. every person should like discounts, coupons, offers…. etc..
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thanks for the nice sharing its batter to save coupon and avail offers at that time !
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As the time is running out to cash in on the discounts and coupons available for this Black Friday season, want to let more people know about the offers like Donatos Coupons. You will thank me on this Thanksgiving day for this..
I aggree! I tend to avoid shopping because I don’t enjoy shopping at a brick and mortar store. Online is the way I prefer.
I would rather shop at a local Mom and Pop store for sure. Finding me in a Walmart or something like that anytime in November or December is probably not gonna happen.
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For sure.
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